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planetary |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. plan['e]taire planetary. See {Planet}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year. 2. Consisting of planets; as a planetary system. 3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet. ``Skilled in the planetary hours.'' --Drayton. 4. Caused by planets. ``A planetary plague.'' --Shak. 5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. ``Erratical and planetary life.'' --Fuller. {Planetary days}, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day --Hutton. {Planetary nebula}, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: planetary adj 1: of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; "planetary motion"; "planetary year" [syn: {planetal}] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley ; "the planetary tilt"; "this terrestrial ball" [syn: {terrestrial}] 3: having no fixed course; "an erratic comet"; "his life followed a wandering course"; "a planetary vagabond" [syn: {erratic}, {wandering}] 4: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: {global}, {world(a)}, {worldwide}]
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